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Monday, October 28, 2013

Marche Batignolles Biologic

Saturday I finally made it over to the marche Biologique des Batignolles in the 17th arr, near Place de Clichy. I seem to zigzag between the intensely healthy and heavenly excess in my food adventures. This week will be a plunge into the deep end of heavenly chocolate and sweets at theSalon du Chocolat, so why not shore up with a little healthy balance?

It appears many producteurs here show up at the marche Raspail organic the following day on Sunday. This setting is a bit easier to navigate. Four rows of purveyors on an esplanade in the middle of the boulevard. More zigzagging of course.

I've been flirting with fresh figs for weeks in the marche. Le noire de Sollies AOC from the Var are very fine indeed. I'd read somewhere they should be a bit firm. At organic marches in Paris you're allowed to pick out the fruit and veg yourself unlike other marches. I roasted these split with portobellos and cherry tomatoes drizzled with Balsamic, honey and topped withZa'atar. Plus Longley Farm Cottage cheese and roquette...sigh.

Fresh hazelnuts. Nothing like them! They're crunchy yet not the least bit dry like other noisettes I've eaten. They don't shake in their shell either.

Look for the letters BIO and AB and AOC when you're buying organic. Some of the most simple vegetables here have a CV as long as your arm.

Fresh oysters...next time.

An Italian purveyor who goes to Raspail as well.

At Raspail the lines are always so long

For these onion-potato pancakes. No line so I bought. I'll be back for these.

16 comments:

What lovely market pictures, although I wouldn't let the veggies seduce me away from the chocolate! I've never eaten a fresh fig, only dried figs. I must fix that. I'd love it if you'd play along with my Dreaming of France meme every Monday. Here’s my Dreaming of France meme

I picked figs off a tree in Italy and they were the most equiste figs I had ever tasted..That little doll:) And you aquarelle..Tout est beau .Loved a little dish we ate last night Baked acorn squash..stuffed with Kale ..hot sausage.. and a crsipy coating of panko and cheese and walnuts..Yum..Kale is very very good and hot here too..smoothies..chips etc..Fun post as always~

Everything you pictured looks scrumptious! Wish I could find chioggia beets in my int'l farmers market, if only now and then. I love beets, just roasted and drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, s&p. After reading about za'atar in David Lebovitz' blog, I did, surprisingly find it in my market, labeled "Zatar."

Love how you manage to make a market look so fantastic. I must go to my local market with my eyes closed or maybe I've become accustomed to my life in France.This Friday I must look around with fresh eyes.Barbara Lillian

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